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Superintendent previews API data; board hears concerns about students not on track to graduate
Summary
Superintendent Richard Carranza highlighted district events and said key API data would be released Thursday; student delegates, PAC and committee reports flagged concerns about A-G graduation requirements and nearly 2,000 students off track for the class of 2014.
Superintendent Richard Carranza opened the Oct. 9 board meeting with a report on recent district activities and priorities. He praised district-sponsored experiences for middle school students (including a Hardly Strictly Bluegrass concert for approximately 3,000 students), recognized community organizations and said the district would release Academic Performance Index (API) results on Thursday.
Student delegate Wendy Lee and the Parent Advisory Council reported concern about A-G graduation requirements and the number of African American, Latino and Samoan students not on track to graduate for the class of 2014. The PAC said it will hold community briefings and meet with district staff to discuss early education alignment, special education changes and supports for English learners.
Committee reports echoed the urgency: the City-District select committee and Curriculum Committee presented data showing rising numbers of students not on track to graduate and disproportionality of African American students in special education and non-public school placements. Commissioner Feuer said the committee is requesting more data and that updated A-G information would be provided to commissioners by the following Friday.
Board members emphasized data analysis and follow-up; the superintendent and staff said they would continue to share performance data and to work with school-site councils and parents under the district's balanced-scorecard planning.
